We’ve been on the Dragon’s Dogma hype train since early last year so it was especially appealing to get our hands on the demo which Capcom released on the Xbox 360 this week. The demo doesn’t offer too much – in fact, it felt as though the download time to actually get the demo extended longer then our playtime but something is always better then nothing, right?
Dragon’s Dogma has had an excellent marketing campaign with trailers and promotions helping build excitement for this new IP which merges fantasy with sword and sorcery action – oh and there’s dragons! A huge selling point for Dogma is that it will come packaged with a code to redeem/download the Resident Evil 6 demo early.
With all this in motion – you’d think Capcom would release a demo to the public that was simple yet engaging enough for both hardcore and casual players to wet their appetite for Dragon’s Dogma which comes out May 22th. Not really – in fact – we can’t think of the last time so many tweets and articles (OXM’s article) about ‘how to play a demo’ surfaced to the top of our radar. It’s not so much that the Dragon’s Dogma demo is a mess or not fun but just not the sort of ‘introduction’ a game like this needs to have.
We all want difficult, challenging and engaging video games to play full of options and controls to customize at will. The Dragon’s Dogma demo drops you into battle pretty quickly – doesn’t hold your hand at all and by the time it’s over you’ll be scratching your head trying to figure out what happened.
Video game demos, especially brand new titles, should be easy to play yet difficult to master. As a general consumer I was engaged enough to ‘want more’ from Dragon’s Dogma after the demo yet I questioned if I would be willing to spend the $60+ it would take to seek that answer. Tune in next month for our full review of the game and be sure to check out our gameplay/commentary video.
Related Video:
Dragon’s Dogma Demo Walkthrough
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCgSTynA70w
Dragon’s Dogma Gameplay Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3aHyVVWB20
Dragon’s Dogma Choose Your Path Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZZVcD9jyX4
[..YouTube..] heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
[..YouTube..] Monster Hunter looks better…
Monster Hunter looks better…
[..YouTube..] Some people are hating on this game and comparing it to recent games in this genre. Well not me. I loved this demo!
Some people are hating on this game and comparing it to recent games in this genre. Well not me. I loved this demo!
[..YouTube..] Why aren’t you grabbing on to the Lion monster? You can grab the Harpies too. Grabbing on to enemies is one of the coolest things in this game.
Why aren’t you grabbing on to the Lion monster? You can grab the Harpies too. Grabbing on to enemies is one of the coolest things in this game.
[..YouTube..] I’m excited, but I’m not excited by the tone of your voice lol!
I’m excited, but I’m not excited by the tone of your voice lol!
[..YouTube..] You should wait a couple of day before reviewing another game this gives you a chance to calm down from the previous game.played the game demo reminds me of demon souls and the controls was perfect and balance well. They show the contol setup at the start of the game.
You should wait a couple of day before reviewing another game this gives you a chance to calm down from the previous game.played the game demo reminds me of demon souls and the controls was perfect and balance well. They show the contol setup at the start of the game.
[..YouTube..] this wasn’t a review – just some impressions while playing the demo – thanks for watching!
this wasn’t a review – just some impressions while playing the demo – thanks for watching!
[..YouTube..] hah well I do love games with dragons 🙂
hah well I do love games with dragons 🙂
[..YouTube..] thx for the head’s up – I’ll be sure to try to do some grabbing when the full game comes out
thx for the head’s up – I’ll be sure to try to do some grabbing when the full game comes out
[..YouTube..] on the fence thus far but who can judge from such a tiny demo?
on the fence thus far but who can judge from such a tiny demo?
[..YouTube..] ah well they’re both Capcom properties
ah well they’re both Capcom properties
[..YouTube..] hey hey – thx for watching!
hey hey – thx for watching!
[..YouTube..] I’m just being silly Hehe. Yeah, you’re right. Will have to wait for the demo, but for me anyway, I like what I played so far.
I’m just being silly Hehe. Yeah, you’re right. Will have to wait for the demo, but for me anyway, I like what I played so far.
[..YouTube..] I want this game! 🙂
I want this game! 🙂
[..YouTube..] i turned off those damn cinematics…you should to, thy pop up way too often.
i turned off those damn cinematics…you should to, thy pop up way too often.
WTF? wanna know what happened? an AWESOME game is about to come out! way better than either SKYRIM or DEMON SOULS! and I tell you why! GAMEPLAY!
FINALLY a game that makes full use of some decent actino button configuration layout! felt about instantly instinctive! if you R DUMB you can play it just by hacking and slashing with only 2 attacks like you would do in Skyrim since you only got 2 attacks on that game..(melee wise)
And besides having a FUN and engaging yet challenging combat gameplay better than most action games out nowadays… thats not all! its also an RPG with party management, comand, item and all the boring stuffs from rpgs, also conversations (the part that was not in the demo)
anyway, what you said is just your opinion and this is just mine.. but Im sick tired of big sites giving crap coments and grades to great games, while they worship SHITTY games!
Elder scrolls is a PC FPS I know, I dont expect much anyway. but Dark Souls is tough becouse its tough to play! you dont have much gameplay combat options.. cant do anything properly.. the character is stiff and moves akwardly.
there I said it! and Dragon’s Dogma is a lesson on how a game should play.
Thanks for your input/feedback — we are all looking forward to getting our hands on the final Dragon’s Dogma game – this article was just an observation on the DEMO and if it cultivated enough information to sell the game/engage a new audience. Hope you come back and share your thoughts when the actual review goes live.
-Rob
[..YouTube..] Thumps up 4 some smart A.I.!!! 4:57
Thumps up 4 some smart A.I.!!! 4:57
[..YouTube..] monster hunter doesn’t have story.
monster hunter doesn’t have story.